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  • Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn

    The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than $2 billion worth of damage, officials said Wednesday. State Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that figure Wednesday in a statement to the press, adding that losses from the wreckage could equal the amount caused by the twister that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, leaving ...

  • Duke soccer player rides out storm in Oklahoma

    MOORE, Okla. - Ana Hunt, a rising junior pre-Med student at Duke University is home for the summer, in Moore, Okla. with her family. That's where she spent seven terrifying minutes inside a safe room Monday afternoon as an EF-5 tornado swept through her hometown, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others.Hunt was at home with her mother, Dorene, when the storm ...

  • Mississippians see scenes of devastation blanketing Oklahoma

    BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - The first truckload of relief supplies has made it from South Mississippi to Moore, Oklahoma. That truck came from a group led by Casey Palmer. Palmer and her friends collected basic cleanup supplies in D'Iberville. And Wednesday night, they drove those supplies toward Oklahoma. Palmer's team arrived in the Moore area on Thursday. And in the last few minutes, she ...

  • Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys Not Leaders

    The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as ...

  • First Funeral Held For Young Tornado Victims

    Mourners leave a funeral service for Antonia Candelaria, 9, a student at Towers Plaza Elementary school who was killed by Monday's tornado, May 23, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Okla. / AP ...

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Sanjuro [DVD]

Sanjuro [DVD]

Sanjuro is a rare film for Akira Kurosawa: a sequel. Following the blockbuster success of Yojimbo (1961), a darkly comic jidai-geki (a period film about samurai) that introduced the world to Toshiro Mifunes gruff, wily samurai, Kurosawa dusted off an older script and tailore ... ...

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  • Coffeyville Police 2-Day-Old Severely Injured After Pit Bull Attack

    COFFEYVILLE, Kansas - Police say a newborn girl was attacked and severely injured by her family's pit bull Thursday morning. Authorities in Coffeyville, Kansas say the 2-day-old girl was initially taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. She was then flown to a Wichita hospital for treatment. Coffeyville Police have released no other details, at this ...

  • As They Sign Contract On Bixby Home Tornado Hits Couples Moore Home

    A new pastor at a Bixby church is county his blessings even though his home was destroyed by Monday's tornado. Jeff Sloan and his family are in the process of moving to Green Country from Moore. His Moore home was flattened, but his spirit hasn't been ...

  • Tulsa Citizen Files Ethics Complaint Against Mayor Dewey Bartlett

    "If he wants to tout his accomplishments and his leadership style, as well he should, he should do that with his own campaign funds and not our funds," said Tulsa resident Steven ...

  • Tulsa-Area Food Service Folks Feed Moore Workers Volunteers

    The storm victims in Moore aren't the only ones who need help right now. Some Tulsa-area restaurant owners and food trucks owners are looking out for emergency responders and volunteers. A group joined together to raise $3,000 to buy food. They took the food to Moore on Thursday to serve those who have been working tirelessly all week. "We're all Okies," Taste ...

  • Muskogee Teacher Accused Of Slapping First-Grader In The Face

    MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - A Muskogee teacher was arrested, accused of slapping a student Wednesday. Joan Martin faces a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery charge. In an affidavit, the mother of a first-grader claims Martin slapped her daughter in the face, while she was on the playground. Prosecutors say Martin slapped the girl "with force and ...

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